Baseball

Titan Baseball Signs 13 For 2010

Nov. 19, 2008

Fullerton, Calif. -
Second-year head baseball coach Dave Serrano announced Wednesday that 13 high school seniors have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Cal State Fullerton for the 2009-10 academic year.

All 13 athletes reside in California and will be competing in their senior seasons at their respective high schools in the spring of 2009.

"I am ecstatic at the overall quality of the players Sergio Brown (recruiting coordinator), Greg Bergeron (assistant coach), and the rest of the staff have been able to assemble for the 2010 class during this early signing period," Serrano said.

"The challenge ahead of us now is to see how many of them will be able to stick to their educational commitment as many of them may have the opportunity to play professionally out of high school. Our fingers are crossed."

Serrano speaks of players such as Tyler Skaggs (No. 8 / Santa Monica H.S), Matt Hobgood (No. 22 / Norco H.S.), Geno Escalante (No. 31 / Rodriguez H.S.) and Dylan Floro (No. 56 / Buhach Colony H.S.) who have been ranked by Baseball America as one of the publication's Top 100 Prospects in the nation as well as Wes Hatton (Norco H.S.), who spent a portion of his summer in the ranks of USA Baseball.

"We are extremely excited about the potential of this group. We feel we have secured some very high-end pitchers and position players that will be a great match for us, ensuring our continued success for many years to come." said Serrano.

Wes Hatton (SS/RHP, 5-11, 170, Norco, Calif., Norco HS)
&\#149; Team USA 18U: Struck out 8 in 5 innings over two appearances
&\#149; Hit .360 with a home run and 13 RBI in 2008
&\#149; Was 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 2008
&\#149; Two-time All-Mountain View League honoree (2007, 2008)
&\#149; An All-CIF Southern Section honoree in 2008
&\#149; An All-County and All-State Selection in 2008

Anthony Hutting (OF, 6-0, 180, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro HS)
&\#149; Hit .370 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI in 2008
&\#149; Is a two-time All-South Coast League honoree (2007, 2008)
&\#149; Was named to the all-county second team by the Orange County Register

Steven Mancilla (INF, 6-1, 175, Whittier, Calif., Sonora HS)
&\#149; Hit .413 with three home runs and 30 RBI in 2008
&\#149; Was named the Freeway League's Most Valuable Player in 2008
&\#149; Was named to the all-county second team by the Orange County Register
&\#149; Was a first-team All-Freeway League infielder in 2007

Frankie Martin, Jr. (LHP/OF, 6-1, 170, Yucaipa, Calif., Yucaipa HS)
&\#149; Was 7-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 2008
&\#149; Struck out 45 in 38.1 innings in 2008
&\#149; Was named team Outstanding Pitcher of the Year in 2007
&\#149; Was named team Most Improved Player in 2008

Jonathan Meyer (SS/RHP, 6-0, 200, Simi Valley Calif., Simi Valley HS)
&\#149; Hit .667 (2-for-3) with 2RBI in 3 games for the silver medal winning Team USA 18U squad in 2008
&\#149; Member of the 2008 CIF champion Simi Valley HS team
&\#149; Hit .387 with 9 home runs and 46 RBI in 2008
&\#149; Was the Ventura County Star and the Daily News Player of the Year in 2008
&\#149; Was the 2008 LA Times All-County Team
&\#149; Was an All-CIF Southern Section first teamer in 2008
&\#149; Was an All-State first team selection
&\#149; Was named a MaxPreps.com All-American in 2008

Richy Pedroza (INF, 5-6, 130, Covina, Calif., Northview HS)
&\#149; Hit .416 for the 2008 CIF Champs
&\#149; Was a first-team All-Valle Vista selection in 2008
&\#149; Was named to the All-Valley Second Team
&\#149; Is the younger brother of former Titan standout Sergio Pedroza

Ivory Thomas (OF/INF, 5-9, 175, Lynwood, Calif., Downey HS)
&\#149; Hit .429 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI in 2008
&\#149; Was named the San Gabriel Valley League's Co-Most Valuable Player in 2008
&\#149; Two-time All-San Gabriel Valley League first teamer
&\#149; Was the winning run of the longest (20-inning) CIF Southern Section game in history. He also had five hits in the game.